I am looking for instances/examples (and sources) throughout history of times an army used it's own people as a buffer between itself and an opposing force.
While it is fairly common for an army to ...

I'm interested in the chainmail worn in the 14th and 15th century. As far as I know, almost all chainmail found in Europe has been riveted and woven 4 in 1. But I hear that there were chainmails made ...